Researchers working at the Department of Public Health, McCann Healthcare Worldwide Japan Inc., has created three algorithms that can be used to detect Alzheimer’s in patients as they engage in phone conversations. The group has written a paper outlining the algorithms and their effectiveness and have uploaded it to the open-access site PLOS ONE.
Despite world-wide efforts, there still is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, which impacts millions of people around the globe including approximately 5.8 million in the United States. Medical researchers…
